Reviews
Coiscéim Coiligh: As the Days Brighten
Coming of age this year, Téada celebrate in fine style with their sixth outing on disc, titled with post-pandemic optimism,...
Reviewed by Michael Quinn in issue: August/September/2022
Hokin Janapar
There was once, in London in the 1920s, a now largely forgotten author named Michael Arlen, an Armenian born in...
Reviewed by Kim Burton in issue: July/2021
Brother Sister
Considering their shared history – basically growing up playing together with Chris Thile in the progressive bluegrass band Nickel Creek,...
Reviewed by Doug Deloach in issue: November/2020
Democratic Republic of Congo: Kibali-Ituri – Bira and Hema Music
When it comes to documenting traditional music from around the world, the Ocora Radio France series stands out as one...
Reviewed by Martin Sinnock in issue: March/2017
To an Isle in the Water
Brisk's music sounds thoroughly and authentically Irish, so it comes as a big surprise to discover the quartet are actually...
Reviewed by Tony Gillam in issue: October/2019
Expedition to the Lost World, Part II: Spring
Jarek Adamów is a Polish muti-instrumentalist – accordion, clarinet, hurdy-gurdy and many other things – with a strong interest in the raw...
Reviewed by Simon Broughton in issue: August/September/2022
A Tarot of the Green Wood
The seven songs on this third studio album from Burd Ellen, the Glasgow-based project featuring Debbie Armour and Gayle Brogan,...
Reviewed by Peter Quinn in issue: January/February/2023
Estudando o Samba
You will find a lot written of Tom Zé, calling him everything from a ‘cultural cannibal’ to a ‘revolutionary anarchist,’...
Reviewed by Brian Taylor in issue: April/2019
Amazigh Freedom Rock 1973-1983
Here is another fabulously funky slice of history from Swiss label Bongo Joe; Amazigh Freedom Rock is a compilation from...
Reviewed by Alexandra Petropoulos in issue: June/2023
Accomplice Two
A mutually inspired quest for excellence pervades AccompliceTwo. The much-anticipated follow-up to 2018's Accomplice One features Australian guitar wizard Tommy...
Reviewed by Doug Deloach in issue: June/2023
